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Dr. Laura M. Furlan

@laurafurlan

Associate Professor of English. Author of Indigenous Cities (UNP 2017). ACLS Fellow. Writer of creative nonfiction. Adoptee. Native Chicagoan. Queer mommy. She/her.

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Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· 8d

This bear just knocked over our recycling bin for the second time today. 🙄

Big black bear, partially hidden by a tree, on patchy grass.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· 8d

Just took my new gravel bike out for a spin on Green River Road. It’s gorgeous out there.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· 10d

I did it. I bought the bike. 🚲

Army green bike with drop handlebars, from wheel turned to the left, posing in a bike shop in front of a red sign that says Pedal Power and a rack of bike snacks.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· 19d

Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.

Cover of Tracy Chapman’s first album, which features a head shot of Chapman looking down.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· 20d

Hung out with these two handsome boys this morning.

Face of a bay horse through the stall door.

A reddish brown horse on cross ties, wearing a pink halter in a barn.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· 28d

It’s berry time in our yard!

Small metal colander full of raspberries and a handful of blueberries.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jul 9

@tvayyyy.bsky.social Look what I found at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum!

Piles of books on a table in a gift shop. Never Whistle at Night sits next to Braiding Sweetgrass.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jul 9

Here’s a so-so pic of one!

Red jellyfish right under the surface of greenish water with ripples.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jul 9

Sunset paddle highlight: three lion’s mane jellyfish. 🪼🪼🪼

Front of yellow kayak on calm water. The sun is low in the sky.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jul 5

Paddling at high tide, thankful the heat wave is over. Saw two seals, a v big horseshoe crab, and a woman with her schnauzer on a paddleboard.

Front of my cute blue and white kayak in the harbor, pointed toward shore—the Pilgrim Monument (🙄) is on the left. Sky is blue with hazy clouds.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jul 3

I just absolutely devoured this book.

Cover of My Autobiography of Carson McCullers by Jenn Shapland, which features an illustrated portrait of McCullers.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jul 2

This was absolutely lovely at the Fine Arts Work Center.

Graphic from webpage that has headshots of Celeste Lecesne, Lena Woolf, and Cecilia Ruiz, in that order, with their names and the event information below (July 1, 5-7 pm).

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jul 1

We are just going to keep flying this rainbow kite.

Woman on the beach flying a rainbow kite. Plants in the foreground, some boats moored in the distance.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jun 29

Saw 30 different whales yesterday on our watch. Eight at a time coming up at the same time. 🐳

Bubbles in the ocean where humpback whales are about to emerge. You can see the bottom level of the boat with passengers in the lower right corner.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jun 29

Go look at the moon.

A not-great photo of the nearly-full moon over the water in Provincetown harbor, with boats moored. In the foreground is a deck with wood furniture and a closed red patio umbrella.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jun 28

Lovely day for a paddle.

The front of my white and blue kayak, heading toward the pier in Ptown. The water is calm, and the sky is blue with some low clouds.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jun 17

Birthday bike ride at Ashley Reservoir was lovely.

A gravel path with trees on either side, water in the distance. The sky is blue with puffy clouds.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jun 7

The mountains are pretty amazing. Took this from my mom’s patio.

Early evening mountains, two distinct ranges, with squiggly white clouds in the sky and a streetlight along the right side.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Jun 7

A little rainbow in Colorado Springs tonight. This feels like a metaphor.

A little rainbow peaking over a school building with dark clouds all around it.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· May 7

The horses were absolutely horses today. Jasper even tried to bite a peppermint out of my hand.

This is Jasper, tho obviously not today. He’s a brownish-reddish horse with a crooked white line down his face. His ears are up. There is snow on the ground in the background.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· May 2

I didn’t take many pics at Pride this year, but the UMass color guard was pretty awesome!

Back of color guard members swinging rainbow-colored flags in the middle of a Northampton street.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Apr 19

First place again today! It was a very muddy, drizzly race. 🥇

A plastic first place plaque being held by a boy’s hands, a blue winter coat behind. The plaque says Belltown Classic 1st Place RND2 Race Day XC SRAM 4.19.26 Portland, CT.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Apr 15

My favorite tree is getting ready to do its thing.

Pretty bare trees, with blue sky and puffy clouds behind. The branches of the closest tree have pink buds that are starting to open.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Apr 12

Guess who took first place at his first MTB CX race of the season? 🥇

Boy in white helmet and blue kit on a yellowish bike in the woods. He looks tall; he’s grown more than six inches since last season.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Mar 25

Jesmyn Ward reading at Smith College tonight was out of this world.

A woman with long curly hair stands beside a podium. Behind her is a very blue curtain, and next to her is a banner that reads Smith College. You can see the backs of some of the people in the front row.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Mar 14

The Pie Bar in Florence had a line out the door today.

A painted wooden sign on the side of a building that says PIE. The sign and building are a dusty blue. There is a dried up hydrangea bush in front.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Feb 27

I’m so happy I made time to volunteer at the barn yesterday. My favorite girl is back!!

Cutie roan American Walking Pony wearing a purple coat and standing in the snow, a fence behind her.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Feb 26

Spot my four deer friends who have been enjoying our backyard arborvitae the past few days.

A view into the woods, with much snow on the ground, a large tilting tree wrapped by a ginormous poison ivy vine. There are deer through the trees. They think they are hiding.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Feb 22

Yes, I read in the lodge for 6 hours today while my kid snowboarded. This is how it looked when we left.

A ski mountain lit up by lights. The sky is dark and cloudy. There are cars in a parking lot in the foreground.

Dr. Laura M. Furlan@laurafurlan· Feb 13

This may be my favorite sign from our middle schooler’s walkout yesterday.

A few signs being held above heads (no faces are shown). This sign says HOT GIRLS MELT ICE. The sky is blue with fluffy clouds. I may or may not have supplied these kiddos with whistles.